Elon Musk is having a rough week.
His daughter hasdenounced himas a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer.
Hes been in court to fight a custody battle.
His ex-partner Grimes said he cannot distinguish the truth.
And thats just his personal life.
Musks businesses are also under fire.
Tesla stock has plummeted.
X has repelled so many advertisers that Muskhas suedthem over an alleged illegal boycott.
Politicianshave accusedthe platform of fuelling race riots.
Musk has also been slammed for claiming civil war is inevitable in Britain.
But his next battle could come from across the Irish Sea.
The Emerald Isle has targeted two controversies at X.
One is the torrent of bigotry, lies, and fallacies thats flooding the platform.
Irish lawmakers have proposed a solution: holdsocial mediaexecutives personally accountable.
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By the end of this year, Harris plans to enforce binding codes enforced with fines.
He alsopledged thisweek to make directors personally responsible.
But thats just the start of Musks troubles in Ireland.
The countrys lawmakers have also targeted Xs Grok chatbot.
As TNWpreviously reported, X has been training Grok on users data without notifying them.
Privacy groups believe this breaks EU laws.
Irelands Data Protection Commission (DPC) has taken the matter to court.
The commissionclaimsthat X has violated the EUs General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The DPC is also concerned about thedataentering the next X bot.
Musk plans to release Grok 2 this month.
X has reportedly refused the commissions requests to postpone the launch.
The proceedings will return to the court within days.
That could create another tumultuous week for Elon.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
